Vacancies in Trade Mark East Africa, Kenya

A key
member of TradeMark East Africa’s (TMEA’s) Senior Management Team, the Senior
Director, Transport is responsible for ensuring quality in TMEA’s work in
Outcome 1a, Improved sustained efficiency and capacity of transport
infrastructure. In particular s/he will ensure that TMEA’s strategic objective
of reduced trade barriers, and associated strategic impacts, outcomes and
outputs are achieved, aligning infrastructure and international trade practices
and goals to TMEA’s strategy. S/he will ensure that the linkages between trade
facilitation and infrastructure development are mainstreamed across all aspects
of TMEA’s work and clearly linked to organisational objectives at both the
national and regional levels.

·Contribute to corporate strategy
development as related to efficient transport infrastructure and promote
linkages between infrastructure development, trade facilitation and business
competitiveness for integrated programmes.

·Accountable for the achievement of
the reduced trade barriers strategic objective target, related to transport
infrastructure and ensuring programme consistency, delivery and quality
assurance across the entire portfolio of projects whilst demonstrating value
for money and having clear mechanisms for measuring results. This will require
close liaison with the respective country and regional directors and other
Senior Directors.

·Oversee the development and delivery
of a large, complex transport infrastructure portfolio across the region. This
will include projects focused on reducing trade costs through infrastructure
and productivity improvement at ports, borders, link roads, among others.

·Liaise with Regional Technical
Directors, Country Directors and Technical Coordinators to agree delivery
frameworks/agreements and targets, and review progress on the achievement of
outcome targets and desired results in order to contribute to delivery of
TMEA’s corporate and programme objectives.

·Effective liaison with delivery
partners and investors on programme issues and performance monitoring.

·As part of the Senior Management
team, support smooth implementation of TMEA’s Theory of Change working
proactively with TMEA’s other Senior Directors.

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

·Maintain strong monitoring and
evaluation systems for programme delivery comprising qualitative and
quantitative indicators for all results and activities, in collaboration with
the Results team.

·Ensure a clear ‘line of sight’ with
key strategic objectives, impact, outcome, output and project target results
and work closely with the Results team to obtain delivery measurement data and
analyse progress against achievement of targets.

·Report on transport infrastructure
programme delivery including ensuring high quality and timely quarterly and
annual reports of TMEA programme and financial performance to National
Oversight Committees (NOCs) and the Board. Contribute to TMEA-wide Annual and
donor reports, in line with the monitoring and evaluation framework.

·Facilitate discussion, information
sharing and agreement on the achievement of strategic objective and targets.

Team management

·Manage and nurture strong internal
technical competences and knowledge management across TMEA’s teams, and through
this ensure technical excellence of work streams to the highest international
standards.

·Ensure world class management across
the team in line with TMEA’s culture and values;

·Manage, mentor and motivate a strong
team of Regional Technical Directors and technical programme management staff,
ensuring adequate capacity is developed for successful delivery.

·Ensure risk management, transparency,
zero tolerance of fraud and corruption, and due diligence in all programming
activities.

·Ensure close coordination and foster
strong integration with other outcome delivery and country-based teams.

·Ensure that all TMEA infrastructure
projects have adequate engineering resources as provided by either TMEA staff
or external consultants.

·Oversee the establishment and use of
TMEA’s infrastructure framework pool.

·Work closely and collaboratively with
the Portfolio Directors for TMEA infrastructure projects to ensure adequate
communication and risk management.

·Work closely and collaboratively with
all other relevant TMEA technical units, including in particular Procurement,
Finance, Audit & SIT.

·Where appropriate, work with external
partners in furtherance of any of the above responsibilities.

·Ensure good practice PCM is followed
by the whole team in project design, procurement and contract management,
outcome/output-based planning, reporting and financial management, and
resultsoriented monitoring, learning and evaluation.

Corporate systems

·Contribute to knowledge generation
and dissemination and support teams in conducting regular informal and formal
reflection, knowledge sharing and learning events.

·Apply the highest standards of
controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a positive risk
and control culture.

·Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement
and appropriate and timely escalations in management of all types of risk
(including fraud risk) applicable to the role.

·Understand and comply with the
relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and controls.

·Complete all relevant mandatory
trainings within the stipulated timelines.

·Promote and adhere to TMEA’s core
values and ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures.

·Maintain zero tolerance to bribery,
fraud and corruption, and ensure the immediate reporting of any corruption or
suspect behaviour that threatens TMEA’s reputation.

·Adhere to the safeguarding policies
and procedures and immediately report any safeguarding concerns.

·Any other related responsibilities
that may be assigned by the line manager from time to time.

Qualifications

Academic and professional qualifications

·Undergraduate or Masters degree in
areas relevant to TMEA’s focus, such as Development Studies, Economics,
International Trade or other relevant disciplines.

Work experience

·Undergraduate degree holders will
have at least 15 years’ relevant working experience, including seven years of
leadership and management experience. Postgraduate degree holders will require
at least 13 years’ relevant experience including seven years of relevant
leadership and management experience.

·Minimum of 10 years’ experience in
leading the development and delivery of infrastructure programmes, particularly
those related to surface transport, and trade and trade facilitation
development programmes to enhance the capacities of developing countries in
trade policy development, formulation and implementation trade reforms,
regional integration, and support to national governments.

·Three years of relevant senior level
experience within East Africa or other developing economies are essential for
this role.

·Significant work experience with
Regional Economic Communities preferably in East or Southern Africa, in an
international multicultural environment.

·Experience in working with the
private sector and civil society to deliver trade facilitation and infrastructure
development capacity support and to support trade-related advocacy.

A key
member of TradeMark East Africa’s (TMEA’s) Senior Management Team, the Senior
Director, Trade Environment is responsible for ensuring programme quality and
delivery of TMEA’s Outcome 1b, Trade Environment related to “reducing barriers
to trade’’. In particular, s/he will ensure that TMEA’s objectives, and
associated strategic impacts, outcomes and outputs, are achieved around:
improving the standards regime, implementing a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS)
programme; improving trade processes and systems, including Information and Communications
Technology (ICT); and improving the trade regulatory environment including
reduction of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs). The job holder will ensure alignment
of trade environment goals to TMEA’s strategy, and the linkages between
interventions in trade policy and facilitation, standards and SPS, Continental
and regional integration policies, and ICT are mainstreamed in all aspects of
TMEA’s work and clearly linked to organisational objectives at both national
and regional levels.

Responsibilities

Strategic leadership and programme development

·Oversee the development and delivery
of a large, complex portfolio across the region to improve East Africa’s trade
environment. This will include projects focused on improving the EAC Trade
policy environment and enhancing the regional investment climate and governance
e.g. support to the EAC organs, supporting Ministries of EAC in each Partner
State, standards harmonisation, elimination of NTBs and providing ICT support
for trade facilitation;

·Continuously review programmes and
projects within the portfolio and suggest refinements to TMEA’s Theory of
Change in liaison with the Senior Management Team;

·Accountable for the achievement of
the trade environment objectives and ensuring programmatic consistency,
delivery and quality assurance across the entire portfolio of projects whilst
demonstrating value for money and having clear mechanisms for measuring
results. This will require close liaison with the respective country and
regional Portfolio Directors;

·Liaise with Technical Directors,
Country Directors and Technical Advisers to agree delivery mechanisms and
targets, and review progress on achievement of outcome level milestones and
desired results, contributing to delivery of TMEA’s objectives and meeting all
mobilisation and spending targets;

·Appraise and undertake due diligence
of potential investment opportunities;

·Work with the Chief Technical Officer
and Chief Operating Officer to ensure effective matrix management and lead in
the development of strong working relationships among Portfolio Directors,
Project Leaders and Technical Directors, and mediate and resolve disputes, as
needed;

·Effective liaison with delivery
partners and investors on programmatic issues and performance monitoring; and

·As part of the Senior Management
team, support efficient and adaptive implementation of TMEA’s strategy in
collaboration with TMEA’s Senior Leadership and other Management Teams.

Strategic partnerships/relationships

·Carry out high level representation
of TMEA at various national, regional and international events and conferences
and allied fundraising as agreed with the Chief Technical Officer, Chief
Operating Officer and CEO;

·Lead on the implementation of regular
dialogue with TMEA’s trade environment stakeholders including through the
formation of different advisory groups related to key areas of the portfolio;

·Develop and maintain strong working
relationships with stakeholders including existing and potential donors and
implementing partners;

·Make substantive contributions to the
operationalisation of TMEA’s leadership development and succession plan and
ensure that the organisation attracts and retains high calibre human resources
to optimise organisational performance;

·Demonstrate commitment to the
inclusive establishment, implementation, assessment and continuous improvement
of TMEA management systems and policies. This includes contributing to the
development of measurable corporate goals and objectives in line with TMEA
priorities; and

·Actively engage with the senior
leadership and management colleagues and contribute to strategic decision
making and problem solving.

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting

·Manage and nurture strong internal
technical competences and knowledge management across the team, and through
this ensure technical excellence of work streams to the highest best in class
standards;

·Maintain strong monitoring and
evaluation systems for programme delivery comprising qualitative and
quantitative indicators for all results and activities, in collaboration with
the Results Team;

·Ensure a clear ‘line of sight’ with
key strategic objective, impact, outcome, output and project target results and
work closely with the Results team to obtain outcome delivery measurement data
and analyse progress against achievement of targets;

·Responsible for reporting on trade
environment programming delivery including coordinating high quality and timely
quarterly and annual reports of programme and financial performance. Contribute
to TMEA-wide Annual and donor reports, in line with the monitoring and
evaluation framework; and

·Facilitate discussion, information
sharing and agreement on the achievement of strategic objectives and targets.

Team management & knowledge management

·Manage, mentor, motivate and build a
strong team of Technical Directors and technical programme management staff,
ensuring adequate capacity is developed for successful delivery;

·Ensure world class management across
the team in line with TMEA’s culture and values;

·Manage and nurture strong internal
technical competences and knowledge management across TMEA’s teams and trade
environment cadre, and through this ensure technical excellence of work streams
to the highest international standards;

·Manage and lead the delivery of
TMEA’s Knowledge Management approaches and Communities of Practice under
Outcome 1b;

·Ensure risk management, transparency,
zero tolerance to fraud and corruption, and due diligence in all programming
activities; and

·Ensure close coordination and foster
strong integration with the other outcome delivery, and countrybased teams.

Corporate systems

·Contribute to knowledge generation
and dissemination and support teams in conducting regular informal and formal
reflection, knowledge sharing and learning events.

·Apply the highest standards of
controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a positive risk
and control culture.

·Demonstrate prudence, sound judgement
and appropriate and timely escalations in management of all types of risk
(including fraud risk) applicable to the role.

·Understand and comply with the
relevant end-to-end processes including applicable risks and controls.

·Complete all relevant mandatory
trainings within the stipulated timelines.

·Promote and adhere to TMEA’s core
values and ensure compliance with organisational policies and procedures.

·Maintain zero tolerance to bribery,
fraud and corruption, and ensure the immediate reporting of any corruption or
suspect behaviour that threatens TMEA’s reputation.

·Adhere to the safeguarding policies
and procedures and immediately report any safeguarding concerns.

·Any other related responsibilities
that may be assigned by the CEO from time to time.

Organisational positioning

Academic and professional qualifications

·Undergraduate or Masters’ degree
preferably in Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, Planning,
Finance, Management or other related fields.

·Trade Policy or International Trade
qualifications are a distinct advantage.

Work experience

·Undergraduate degree holders will
have at least 15 years’ working experience, including seven years of leadership
and management experience. Postgraduate degree holders will require at least 13
years’ experience including seven years of relevant leadership and management
experience.

·A minimum of 10 years’ experience in
leading the development and delivery of trade improvement initiatives and
trade-related capacity development programmes to enhance the capacities of
developing countries in trade policy development, formulation and
implementation of trade reforms, regional integration, and support to national
governments.

·Significant work experience with
Regional Economic Communities preferably in East or Southern Africa, or in an
international multicultural environment.

·Experience in working with private
sector and civil society to deliver trade capacity support and to support trade
related advocacy.

·Three years of relevant senior level
experience within East Africa or other developing economies are essential for
this role.

·Good understanding of the dynamics
affecting trade policy at national, regional and global multilateral levels, as
well as excellent understanding of the multilateral trading systems and their
implications on regional integration.

·Significant knowledge of the trade
and development needs of developing countries, and a good understanding of
trade policy, trade facilitation, infrastructure and transport/logistics.

The Programme
Manager provides support in the management of the Regional Transport Programme.
S/he is responsible for providing programmatic support in the planning,
implementation and reporting of the TMEA Regional Transport programme.

Responsibilities

Programmes and Outcomes Delivery

·Support the Strategic Objective
leader and Transport Directors in development and managing the Regional
Transport programme including developing and maintaining strategies, work
plans, budgets and monitoring and evaluation plans.

·Support the Strategic Objective
leader and Transport Directors in developing and maintaining strong working
relationships with East African and development partners, as well as other
relevant projects and initiatives supported by TMEA.

·Document lessons learned and best
practices for knowledge sharing and learning.

·Any other related responsibilities
that may be assigned by the line manager from time to time

Qualifications

Academic and professional qualifications

·An undergraduate degree or a
post-graduate degree in Transport Economics, Business Administration,
Economics, Development Studies, International Trade, Planning, Finance or
related field. Qualifications in project planning and management are an added
advantage.

·At least five years of work
experience should be continuous programme management experience in transport
infrastructure programmes.

·Knowledge of EAC regional integration
and previous working experience working with International & Regional
development agencies, governments and state agencies responsible for funding
infrastructure development and operations is highly desirable.

Technical skills and behavioural competencies

·A self-motivated individual who is
able to work both independently as well as part of a team.

·Well-developed Programme planning and
management skills.

·Significant transport economics or
management/operations experience in one or more of the major surface transport
modes (road, rail and port).

·Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel
and other MS Office applications, and ideally some knowledge of and experience
with accounting and management information systems packages.

·Excellent verbal and written
communication and presentation skills.

·Ability to establish and maintain
strong partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.

·Ability to influence, network and
build sound, productive working relationships and networks.